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| Antiques Roadshow expert died after hospital 'neglect' | Antiques Roadshow expert died after hospital 'neglect' |
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| Neglect and gross failure by hospital staff to quickly attempt resuscitation contributed to the death of an Antiques Roadshow expert, an inquest has ruled. | Neglect and gross failure by hospital staff to quickly attempt resuscitation contributed to the death of an Antiques Roadshow expert, an inquest has ruled. |
| Alice Gibson-Watt, 34, died in 2012 from a brain injury caused by a cardiac arrest, an inquest jury concluded. | Alice Gibson-Watt, 34, died in 2012 from a brain injury caused by a cardiac arrest, an inquest jury concluded. |
| A week earlier, she was restrained by police and ambulance staff in a case of post-partum psychosis, a month after giving birth to her first child. | |
| The coroner ruled the use of restraint was not a factor in the death. | The coroner ruled the use of restraint was not a factor in the death. |
| Her widower, Anthony Gibson-Watt, thanked the coroner for investigating the circumstances leading to the death of his wife. | Her widower, Anthony Gibson-Watt, thanked the coroner for investigating the circumstances leading to the death of his wife. |
| "It will never bring Alice back, but it has given us a better understanding of how she came to die and in time may help us to move forward," he said. | "It will never bring Alice back, but it has given us a better understanding of how she came to die and in time may help us to move forward," he said. |
| Cardiac arrest | Cardiac arrest |
| The inquest heard that she was admitted to A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital following the psychotic episode and then taken to the Lakeside Mental Health Unit in West Middlesex Hospital. | The inquest heard that she was admitted to A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital following the psychotic episode and then taken to the Lakeside Mental Health Unit in West Middlesex Hospital. |
| At around 03:00 GMT on 16 November Mrs Gibson-Watt, a jewellery specialist for Sotheby's, had a cardiac arrest. | At around 03:00 GMT on 16 November Mrs Gibson-Watt, a jewellery specialist for Sotheby's, had a cardiac arrest. |
| A nurse checked and found no pulse, the inquest heard. | A nurse checked and found no pulse, the inquest heard. |
| Her heart was recorded as restarted at 03:48, after emergency paramedics had used a defibrillator. | Her heart was recorded as restarted at 03:48, after emergency paramedics had used a defibrillator. |
| She was moved to a life support machine at King's College Hospital in London, but died on 20 November after a brain scan pronounced her "life extinct". | She was moved to a life support machine at King's College Hospital in London, but died on 20 November after a brain scan pronounced her "life extinct". |
| Doctors giving evidence at the inquest said that if there had been a proper response to the cardiac arrest, the brain injury that ultimately caused her death could have been avoided. | Doctors giving evidence at the inquest said that if there had been a proper response to the cardiac arrest, the brain injury that ultimately caused her death could have been avoided. |
| 'Suffering delusions' | 'Suffering delusions' |
| Mr Gibson-Watt had called 999 after his wife started screaming, wailing and crawling around on all fours on 13 November. | Mr Gibson-Watt had called 999 after his wife started screaming, wailing and crawling around on all fours on 13 November. |
| He told the inquest at West London Coroner's Court that she was suffering delusions that their daughter had died. | He told the inquest at West London Coroner's Court that she was suffering delusions that their daughter had died. |
| He also told the court that he and Alice met when she was 18 and he was 21. They had married nine years later. | He also told the court that he and Alice met when she was 18 and he was 21. They had married nine years later. |
| "Our romance was long and wonderful," he said afterwards. "We were a lucky couple: best friends, soul mates with entwined interests." | "Our romance was long and wonderful," he said afterwards. "We were a lucky couple: best friends, soul mates with entwined interests." |
| He added that one day he will tell his four-year-old daughter about her wonderful mother. | He added that one day he will tell his four-year-old daughter about her wonderful mother. |
| "Alice insisted on a drug-free birth to give her daughter the very best start possible. She was enthralled by motherhood," he said. | "Alice insisted on a drug-free birth to give her daughter the very best start possible. She was enthralled by motherhood," he said. |
| What is post-partum psychosis? | What is post-partum psychosis? |
| Postpartum psychosis is a serious mental illness that affects around one in 1,000 women after they have a baby. | Postpartum psychosis is a serious mental illness that affects around one in 1,000 women after they have a baby. |
| The main symptoms are hallucinations - hearing and seeing things that aren't there - and delusions - thoughts that are not likely to be true. | The main symptoms are hallucinations - hearing and seeing things that aren't there - and delusions - thoughts that are not likely to be true. |
| Experiencing psychosis tends to happen within the first two weeks after giving birth, but it can develop later too. | Experiencing psychosis tends to happen within the first two weeks after giving birth, but it can develop later too. |
| It can severely alter someone's thinking, emotions and behaviour. | It can severely alter someone's thinking, emotions and behaviour. |
| Experts don't know why it occurs in some women, but fluctuations in hormones and changing sleep patterns are thought to play a role. | Experts don't know why it occurs in some women, but fluctuations in hormones and changing sleep patterns are thought to play a role. |
| Women are more likely to develop the illness if another member of their family has had it too. | Women are more likely to develop the illness if another member of their family has had it too. |